Blog: The Latest on Dyslexia

Special thanks to everyone who came to my "Dyslexia Help, Dyslexia Hope" talk last evening. It was a very good turnout for a winter night. I forgot to remind you to Like us on Facebook. We'd love to have you as a fan! Please pass our link (www.facebook.com/umdyslexiahelp) on to your friends, child's teacher, doctor, etc. And, stay posted for new information on the site. In the...

I hope you will be joining me, Joanne Marttila Pierson, tonight from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Ann Arbor District Library on 5th Ave. downtown. I will be walking you through the DyslexiaHelp website as we address such issues as What is dyslexia?, How is it diagnosed?, How is it treated? Please come!

The Adjustment Matters Community Forum Series runs from September through June. The series is designed to educate and inform about a range of topics related to mental health, learning, and communication difficulties. There will be ample opportunity for questions and discussion with our presenters.

The Adjustment Matters events will be held in convenient venues in the community.

The series is free and open to the public. They take place in the evening from 7:00 - 8:30 pm.

This article on EdWeek reiterates that more research must be done with electronic devices before they can be advocated for helping students with learning disabilities in schools. Testing has just begun on the Intel Reader, Barnes and Noble’s Nook, Amazon’s Kindle, and Apple’s iPad.

In the article by Benedict Carey on The New York Times, Carey contradicts traditional study methods and questions why schools haven’t begun using proven, effective approaches. First, he says that changing the room where someone studies can increase retention. When the brain can make multiple associations between the material being studied and the backgrounds of different rooms, more neural connections are...

This video documentary from the Southwest Branch of the International Dyslexia Association documents the successes of ten people with dyslexia, who explain in their own words their personal struggles and the steps they took to gain success and develop their own talents. Included in the video are an architect who was involved in work stabilizing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a CEO of a New York real estate firm, and a sculptor, a lawyer, a chef, an author, a fashion designer, and two...

In today’s job market, the importance of a postsecondary education for securing a job has become crucial. In order to help children with learning disabilities keep future career pathways open, they must get assistance while in school. These children must be able to develop oral and written language skills, which are imperative to graduate from college. If a student has a learning disability that prevents him from understanding text or lectures, he will not be able to...